MYC2b-regulated tyramine-derived phenolamides in maize defense against Spodoptera frugiperda
The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a devastating pest of maize, capable of detoxifying the well-studied benzoxazinoid (BX) defenses. Whether maize deploys additional inducible defenses that complement BXs remains unclear. We performed targeted alkaloid metabolomics, absolute quantification, a...